Example sentences of "some [noun sg] of [noun] [prep] the " in BNC.

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1 Even these more sophisticated attempts to elaborate where power lies and to allow for some freedom of manoeuvre for the state in capitalism can between , however .
2 Careful explanations at this time could give them at least an inkling of the importance of the game , and some measure of preparation for the time when it will be no game , but a reality of great promise .
3 The role of the UN would be to supervise elections , if possible throughout Korea but if not in south Korea alone , and to afford some measure of protection to the infant state as it moved to independence .
4 Dowd had stayed out of the Retreat all the time he 'd waited for Godolphin ( a wearisome three days ) even though it would have given him some measure of protection against the bitter cold .
5 There is general agreement about the principle of allowing some measure of independence to the province .
6 If we speak of control , we are speaking of empowerment , a now much abused word , but one which still conveys the sense of movement from situations of experienced powerlessness , both individual and collective , to one where people acquire some measure of determination in the course of events and policies .
7 If I had developed some measure of showmanship over the years , I felt it was not much use to me or anyone else while I sat in my office and let junior producers have all the fun .
8 Fran read on , deriving some measure of comfort from the less than flattering assessment , although in truth she knew that she was deliberately glossing over the more attractive aspects of the sign .
9 In so far as this book is a plea for some measure of reform in the priority given to sexual considerations in social work cases , public attitudes must be seen as creating obstacles .
10 I believe it 's a necessary reform , it 's a pity that the government have not taken the opportunity of change in the number of seats to bring some measure of proportionality to the British European elections .
11 Some measure of agreement with the chairman and officers will meet with a much greater chance of success than a bold demand in committee for more open spaces .
12 Further steps can follow only when there is at least some measure of agreement on the question of what is right and what is wrong .
13 While all disciplines have disputes over what constitutes worthwhile and well-founded knowledge , what holds each together is some measure of agreement over the boundaries in which such disagreements arise .
14 In most liberal democratic countries there is some measure of agreement in the news media on political facts .
15 A court must be able to exercise some measure of control over the cases which are brought before it , to prevent injustice to either party and to ensure that the various issues can be fully and effectively dealt with .
16 Fourth , the holder of a floating charge will have some measure of control over the company even without taking any steps to enforce it .
17 The military involvement of England in continental war meant an unusually high concern for achieving and maintaining some measure of control of the sea .
18 Seagulls swooped and planed overhead laying raucous claim to some scrap of food in the possession of one of them .
19 This is not to deny some level of autonomy to the latter , but to reject assertions of its virtual total autonomy .
20 There was some kind of explosion at the clinic and all the staff got wiped out .
21 Some of these techniques are for use specifically with patients having , or suspected of having , some kind of damage to the brain .
22 In this case , the DCSL exercised some kind of influence at the point of selection and provided some help with cataloguing and processing of the new resources once purchased .
23 Just because she 's read some trashy paperback she thinks she 's some kind of expert on the modus operandi .
24 If the housing market is some kind of barometer for the rest of the economy , it may be time for a mile sigh of relief .
25 It is generally elicited only by stimuli that are both infrequent ( or improbable ) and significant in the sense that they require some kind of response by the subject .
26 Its partners had probably accepted that they would have to acquiesce to some kind of compromise within the package deal .
27 We can also legitimately ask to what extent people are rational in the sense of making some kind of calculation concerning the best way to satisfy their needs .
28 Or if an adult hospital patient with young children is known to be terminally ill , it should be possible to provide some kind of support for the spouse and the children in preparation for their loss , in order that they may work through their grief and come to terms with their new situation .
29 From the point of view of prevention , this suggests that when a lack of care arises in the context of marital separation or parental death , some kind of support for the single parent may be particularly valuable .
30 The Chairmaster , grave , imposing , and bald as a biscuit , apart from the red wig , adhering by a miracle to his left ear , was attempting to give some kind of order to the proceedings .
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